Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Acquired by Cetera Investment Advisers

Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 661,079 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,762 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $72,190,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,602,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $612,651,000 after acquiring an additional 1,077,100 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.1% in the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,788,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,937,000 after acquiring an additional 146,126 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,987,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $435,385,000 after purchasing an additional 362,498 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,675,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,023,000 after purchasing an additional 117,686 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,283,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,564,000 after purchasing an additional 36,007 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ VONG opened at $121.20 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $121.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $112.63. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $79.39 and a 1-year high of $126.83.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1419 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.